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Something For The Fuse Guys ...

There are fuses, and then, there are fuses. 

I'm evaluating some prototype fuses that I received in the mail three days ago. 

Over the past few years, I've used fuses from five different manufacturers. The last three were the Red, Black and Blue fuses from Synergistic Research. Each one incrementally improved the sound of my system. My favorite so far was the SR Blue. 

The prototype fuses being evaluated presently raises the SQ beyond all of the others mentioned above. The major improvement to my ears is better tonal accuracy. Instruments and voices are more life-like. The noise is reduced allowing for a more solid 3-D presentation with the musicians more solidly presented on the sound stage. Overall, more information is fleshed out of CDs and LPs. 

The manufacturer, the price and the name of the prototype fuses will come later. I don't have the information thus far. My understanding is, if all works out, the release date is to be mid-October. 

Stay tuned ... 

Frank
oregonpapa
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mapman
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Being a written forum loaded with evidence, I’d leave it to the humble reader to determine where ignorance may lie.
wolf_garcia
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Oregonpapa...with your new hyperbole laden thread you're the one providing the "new horse," and if anyone could be accused of "beating it to death" (however unfortunate that anachronistic saying might be) with paragraph after paragraph of nonsense it would be you. Over the  years you've claimed that various magic fuses will work in any system and the improvement would be obvious and unmistakeable, then claim its a lack of resolution that keeps the great unwashed from hearing the fantastic SQ improvement...or mediocre listening skills...swapping out a fuse that's contaminated with grunge could make a tiny difference assuming it was working at all, and that's about it...I'm pretty sure you know that, but I suppose the lure of whatever you get out of these snake oil campaigns is simply too hard to resist.
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uberwaltz
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Move along folks , move along.
Nothing to see here.....

Same old same old.
mitch2
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There and back again…..About 40 years ago, Polk, Fulton, and Lee came out with their cables that captivated “audiophiles” and encouraged them to believe they could significantly improve the sound of their systems without having to purchase new components or speakers. After observing increased profit margins for the fat “Monster” cables, manufacturers jumped in to create a myriad of reasons why certain cables, contraptions, and add-on doodads create a “clearer window,” “more realistic presentation,” “illusion of musicians in the room,” and improvements described by reviewers and in these threads by any number of oft-used clichés. The list of cable variations, and passive, electrical, mechanical, and psychological tweaks, has continued to grow and become more refined to the point where folks believe they need to replace their $150 fuses with the latest and greatest $150+ fuses, to avoid short-changing themselves by not allowing their systems to live up to their full potential.

My system construction first focused on getting the right components and speakers for the sound I enjoy, which contributed to over 90 percent of the resulting performance. The remaining 10 percent involved adding dedicated lines, well-constructed cables, solid support, room treatment, damping, and vibration control. While I have tried many other tweaks, including aftermarket fuses, any perceived changes resulting from those tweaks were virtually insignificant to the system performance relative to the contribution of the items mentioned above. Even when perceived, those changes provided nowhere near the impact reported by others on this site. Seriously, how many times can the sound of a system be “totally transformed” by replacing a fuse?  Isn’t there a limit? 


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Obviously you did something wrong. That’s kind of the way the cookie crumbles. 🤗
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